Former FIFA Secretary General Valcke Appeals 10-Year Soccer Ban

February 28, 2017 by

Former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke has appealed against his 10-year ban from all soccer related activities, the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday. Valcke is appealing against the decision issued by FIFA’s Appeal Committee dated June 24, 2016, Lausanne-based CAS said, following a corruption investigation. The French national, the right-hand man … Read more

Some Promises Kept But Tired Old Words Are Not Enough

February 27, 2017 by

If Gianni Infantino should be upset at scepticism enshrouding his first year as FIFA president then he need only delve back into the archives deep in his vast bunker across the road from Zurich zoo. In the June 2004 edition of the world football federation’s monthly magazine he would read: “We have recently reorganised FIFA … Read more